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CHICAGO TRIBUNE

AID REQUEST: The governors of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin asked President George W. Bush on Tuesday to allow the federal government to cover 90 percent of disaster- related costs incurred by state and local governments. The federal government usually covers 75 percent.

DIABETES INCREASE: The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Based on 2007 data, the number represents an increase of about 3 million over two years.

CAUGHT: Authorities say an inmate trying to flee the Alton, Texas, city jail crashed through the ceiling into the police chief's empty office early Saturday.